Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-20

The minutes wore away slowly, and
the Bishop nodded now and then 10 :
quiet doze till the clo<&of the nearest
church had struck 4. Then the door
Of The big cell was opened suddenly,
and the inspector, with consternauon
and horror depicted legibly upon every
ftrc Of his speaking countcnance'
entered the cell with deferenf1M DOW.
"My Lord he cried in his politesf
tone to the delighted Bishop, "yourf
carriage is waiting at the door, ana
your goodman and footman have come
here to identity you--a Formally when
l am sure will hardly be needn't. l
must apologize most sincerely Tor the
very Unfortunate"
The Bishop held up his finger
warningly. Both the other occupants
of the cell were fast asleep. don't
wake them," the Bishop whispered IN
an anxious tone. IL naturally don't
wish this story TO get about
The inspector bowed again. Nothing
could better have suited his wishes.
His constables had made a foolish mis-
take. and the laugh would have been
against them in the force itself, far
more than against the right reverend
gentleman. "Who arrested the BIZ
shop?" would soon have become the
Joke of the day among the street Arabs.
Besides. had he not, under stress OF
circumstances, been committing the ir-
regularity of putting as many as three
prisoners in single cell?
"As you wish, my Lord" he an
swered submissively, and bowed the
Bishop with profound respect into the
outer room.
There John and the footman were
waiting formally to recognize him and
the carriage stood ostentatiously at the
door to carry hin home again.
Inspector, the Bishop saidquietly,
"you need not apologize further. But
don't want this most unfortunate at
fair to get publicly spoken about. You
will easily perceive that it might be re-
garded by--ahem!-some irreverent
persons in ludicrous light. l shall be
glad if you will request your constables
to say nothing about it to one another
or to anybody else"
"My Lord" the inspector said, with
a feeling of the most profound relief,
"you may rely upon it that not sun.
gle soal except the parties concerned
shall ever hear a word of the matter"
"And my companion in misfortune ?"
| the Bisbop asked, smiling.
The inspector, in his fluster of
anxiety about the great prelate, had
clean forgotten poor Harry Burbury.
He went off at once TO release the young
min and make him further nicely
graduated apology. :,
Captain Burbury," the Dishop said,
"@n drive you anywhere! "here
Harry's face Redeemed little. mo
wlere in fact" he answered awk-
wmdly. 1.-The truth is / have only
;nst nm rp from Aldershot, and had
meant to put up at the Charing- Cross
Hot1.'
Toppanionship in misfortune cmot-
HmDres. The Bishop relaxed his fea-
trres and smiled graciously. Its
TO late to go there now" he said with
tnwonted kindness. "You had bet
tier come round to Eaton Place with
me, and Mrs. Brandreth will try to
find comfortable bed for you"
Harry, hardly knowing what he did,
followed the Bishop timidly ont to the
carriage.
As soon as they had seated them
selves o, the well-padded cushions of
the comfortable episcopal brougham the
Bishop suddenly turned around and
asked his companion, Captain, Err
bury, do you happen to know anybody
anywhere who is called-excuse the
nickname-tle Growler?"
Captain Bubury started in surprise
"The Growl@! he cried. why
YES, certainly. He's the Adlutants or
derby in my own regiment.
The Bishop laid his hand kindly on
the young mans arm. My dear Gap
tain Burbury," ne said softly, 81 be,
lieye / can do You slight service.
have found clue TO the man who really
embezzled the regimental money;
The carriage swain aIotiuu polois
Harry Burbury's eyes and he clutched
the arm-rest by the window tightly with
his hand. After all, then, the Bishop
at any rate did not wholly suspect and
mistrust himl Perhaps in the end he
might marry Irisl ,
"My dear" the Bishop said to his
wife on the morning when the AdIu
tant's orderly was first examined a
Aldershot on the charge OF embezzle
ment. "this strongly enforces the casua
remark happened to make to you the
other day about the difference between
moral and legal certainty"
land as soon as this wretched mar
is really convicted" Mrs. Brandretf
observed timidly, "there can be nc
reason why we shouldn't announce tina
Iris is engaged to Captain Burbury."
When you have once rendered maj
signal service you always retain
friendly feeling for him. The Bishop
looked mp benevolently from his paper
"Wen. Charlotte" he said, she SEEM
very proper, well-conducted yount
man. and though ] should certainly my
self have preferred Canon Robinson,
don't see any good reason why he an.
Iris. if they like one another, shouldn'